9.17.2007

The New Su

Spent time this weekend dressing up Su for her roll as the opening kill :) in the as-yet-untitled-short-formerly-known-as-the-EC-short..... She's still in costume as a witch, but has more of a Mardi Gras feel, with the colors and the ballgown....her cloak has wire mesh latexed onto the flaps that go around her arms, the 'bell' of the dress is wire-meshed also, as is the hat (coated in latex)....I used latex to fill in some of the crevices in her face too, since the original Su was to be wearing a hag mask....and I had to boost her bust a bit with rubber latex armor (a piece cast from the mold) so that I could secure the clothing properly....the foam latex chest was too squishy (I originally went with foam latex becasue the pups were going to be mostly nude in parts)...in the background you can see some of the plaster cobblestone sheets I'll be using for the alley set....

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I am Jeffrey Roché...

...an artist, exploring techniques in any and all media, though some of my favorites include charcoal, acrylic & oil painting, and woodcut printmaking. My focus over the past five years or so has been stop-motion animation, which draws on every ounce of my creativity, from sculpting and painting to photography, and everything in between.

No matter which medium I am working in, my themes remain consistent. I consider myself to be a Modern Magical Realist, incorporating magical or mythical elements into otherwise everyday settings and situations. Magic exists in the mundane, all around us in daily life, but especially here in New Orleans. There is a mystical vibe in this city that inspires me as an artist. I've felt it all my life, under the moss-covered oaks of City Park, on the wrought-iron balconies of the French Quarter, near the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, or amidst the cold marble of Lafayette Cemetery.